Channel Islands Twin Pin + Britt Merrick & Rob Machado Twin Fin Review - The Surfboard Guide

[@ThePokersurfer]

Wow that first wave and then that backside rail grab ....... Board looks good under your feet!

[@TheSurfboardGuide]

Very easy board to surf - lots of cruise and a bit of performance!

[@58shortboard]

Craig, initially I ordered a 5’7” twin pin and made it, 2 3/8” thick. Same as my high performance shortboard. It didn’t work, although, it looked insane. It’d been decades since I rode a flat to vee bottom board, and those boards were a lot thicker. Why? Of course, the era. But, vee was introduced to get thicker railed boards on its side, to initiate rail to rail turning. So, a vee bottom sits lower in the water and needs thickness to give the board some lift. Whereas, a concave bottom provides lift at speed and needs a bit thinner rail to control it. So, I went 2” longer and 3/16” thicker, and the board works well in waist to double overhead. Long story, I should’ve watched your review and it would’ve saved me some time. Lol! Another, exceptional review. Cheers

[@TheSurfboardGuide]

Thanks for your feedback and sharing your experience! Great board, but I really did need to throw my shortboard volume and sizing out the window to look at this very differently…

[@mikehitchen4487]

Great review - answered a lot of questions ( size, fins etc) and buy button pushed - Thanks!!

[@TheSurfboardGuide]

Hope you enjoy! Thanks!

[@ChadAtkinson]

Love your reviews I have had my eye on this board. I think it will suit my style and local waves

[@TheSurfboardGuide]

Very easy to surf board and would suit a lot of conditions!

[@nicolascattaneo4317]

LOVE your reviews man. I've had my eye on this board for quite some time. I have a 5'8 Christenson fish & a Happy Everyday (which I am not that excited with) and was wondering where the CI TwinPin stands vs the happy everyday.

[@TheRegularGuyReview]

Really keen to try this and will def go a tad bigger than planned.

[@TheSurfboardGuide]

I definitely enjoyed the longer of the two 👌

[@79pejeperro]

Well, I see your first impressions were confirmed. I think this will be my main board next winter, keeping my Nautilus as step up. Fins, 5'79 Paceys. Good review.

[@TheSurfboardGuide]

Thanks - yeah, great board and i loved the longer one for cruising, and drawing out longer turns!

[@tonymartino7892]

Thank you. Very helpful.

[@TheSurfboardGuide]

Thanks - enjoy!

[@bradwrage]

Love the breakdown. Approximately how close are the fin boxes from the tail?

[@drew_j_brown643]

Thanks for the review. If you had choose between the Twin Pin and the Album Twinsman, which would you go for?

[@TheSurfboardGuide]

Hey! I felt like they're two very different boards, so kind of hard to compare them side by side. Ideally both board, with the Twin Pin for cruising, and the Twinsman for more high-performance surfing.

[@ocean1141]

Can recommend the Album Uprights fins with this model.

[@TheSurfboardGuide]

Sounds good! The NVS ones?

[@elmobeone]

How would you compare this board to the Christenson Lane Splitter you reviewed ? Which do you prefer ?

[@TheSurfboardGuide]

Hey! I felt like they're two very different boards, so kind of hard to compare them side by side. Ideally both board, with the Twin Pin for cruising, and the Lane Splitter for more high-performance surfing.

[@StephenDrawbridge]

@@TheSurfboardGuide thanks for the reviews, so helpful. What are your thoughts on the difference between the Lane Splitter and the Twinsman?

[@allenwilliams8962]

​@@StephenDrawbridge @The Surfboard Guide good question

[@danspearo6893]

the Brit merrick fin doesnt come in FCS 2 right? What would the equivalent be?

[@TheSurfboardGuide]

It didn’t, but I think it might now. Originally it was through Shapers, but now Futures are doing it.

[@Basque_Planet]

I have the FCS2 power twins in mine and they go great

[@hunterdavis3003]

You like the twin pin better than the Lopez squirty? You surfed both well.

[@TheSurfboardGuide]

Totally different boards - really hard to compare!

[@jakecaporn6072]

Hey Craig , another good review mate. I’m 6’0 and 80kgs and just can’t decide between the 5’11 and the 6’1. Do you think me being a bit lighter than you the 6’1 could be too much volume? Or do they seem to handle the extra foam still. ? Interested on your thoughts after riding both. Thanks, Jake

[@TheSurfboardGuide]

Hey! Go bigger! The experience of most people is they enjoy it longer/bigger. There are a lot of these traded in as people went too small.

[@michaelbargo7866]

Craaaaig rips

[@TheSurfboardGuide]

Hahaha! Thanks!

[@nortongene1717]

Nice review,thks.I surf a lot of Beachbreaks here in Portugal could you recommend this board or rather another twinnie?!Cheers

[@TheSurfboardGuide]

Hey! Matters what kind of surfing you want to do! This board, the Album Twinsman, and the Christenson Lane Splitter have been my favourite twin fins - you can also check out those reviews I've done!

[@nortongene1717]

@@TheSurfboardGuide Hey,i more like old school surfing,just wonder if it works well in bb because in the ci description they mention its more for point breaks. cheers

[@michaelono7335]

Looking for a step-up twin for solid waves. What would you chose? CI twin pin Album Twinsman Album Twinsman pin tail Thanks 🤙

[@TheSurfboardGuide]

Probably the C.I only cause I’ve ridden it. I’ve heard really good things about the Twinsman pin, but I’ve never ridden one…

[@duncanwinn2275]

Nice review, You mentioned not for slabs… what higher volume step up would you recommend for slabby point breaks ?

[@TheSurfboardGuide]

Are you thinking of a twin, or juts any board? I recently got a Happy Traveler, and can't speak more highly of it in big/heavy waves!

[@duncanwinn2275]

@@TheSurfboardGuide Any set up... thanks for the recommendation.

[@allenwilliams8962]

If you oversized this board 4-5L more than your standard HP board do you think you could surf it in Knee high?

[@TheSurfboardGuide]

For sure - go a bit longer too so it has nice glide!

[@TH-nc1gj]

Hey how would you compare this to the Lost Puddle Jumper and what is your height and weight ?? Haha nah just kidding, great vid thx for posting.

[@stephenkelly8338]

He mentioned his height and weight in the clip

[@scotty4243]

@@stephenkelly8338 (Tristans comment subliminals passing over your head)

[@TheSurfboardGuide]

Haha Tristan, I love it! 😂

[@sandiaYpescado]

how did you decide to put the pad so far back?

[@TheSurfboardGuide]

Strategic planning... 😂

[@Robwhat]

Who is this lumberjack and what happened to Craig??

[@TheSurfboardGuide]

Haha! Thanks!